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Question on adoption of the amendment 18

S16  ·  Senate roll call No. 13  ·  2025-02-12 18:52  ·  194th General Court (2025 to 2026)
6 yeas, 32 nays, 1 absent  ·  the Clerk's sheet (PDF)

Amendment 18, moved by Bruce E. Tarr  ·  Rejected

Residency Requirement

Mr. Tarr, Ms. Dooner and Messrs. O'Connor and Fattman move that the proposed new text be amended by striking lines 155-164 in its entirety and inserting in place thereof the following:- (v) Section 30 of Chapter 23B of the General Laws, as appearing in the 2022 Official Edition, is hereby amended by inserting the following paragraph after the first paragraph:- (i) Notwithstanding any general or special law, rule, or regulation to the contrary, eligibility for the emergency housing assistance program shall be limited to (1) United States citizens and (2) lawfully present immigrants who have maintained continuous legal residency in the Commonwealth of Massachusetts for at least 12 consecutive…

yea · 6

nay · 32

absent · 1

An asterisk marks a vote the sheet records as entered after the roll closed. A member shown as "not linked" is a name on the sheet that did not resolve to exactly one member of the session's roster; it is left as printed rather than guessed.